Running time 126 minutes
Synopsis :
Based on the controversial writings of
Russian historian Lev Gumilyov, director Sergei
Bodrov's look at the early years in the life of
the Mongol conqueror stars Japanese actor
Tadanobu Asano as Temudgin (as he was then
known), Honglei Sun as Mongol chieftain
Jamukha, who was both Temudgin's close friend
and mortal enemy, and newcomer Khulan Chuluun
as his wife, Borte. Born in the year 1162,
Temudgen's childhood was marred by tragedy and
peril. But a great battle would seal Temudgen's
fate forever, and though history often paints
him as a brute, the truth is much more complex.
Few historians make mention of the role
Temudgen's wife, Borte.....